Second Regular Session
              Sixty-fifth General Assembly
                    STATE OF COLORADO
                                                 INTRODUCED
                                                           
                                                           
 LLS NO. 06-0219.01 Michele Hanigsberg   SENATE BILL 06-043
                   SENATE SPONSORSHIP
 Tochtrop,  Gordon, Keller, and Mitchell
 
                    HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
 Todd,  Butcher, and McCluskey
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Senate Committees
 House Committees
 
 
 Health and Human Services
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                         A BILL FOR AN ACT
       Concerning the provision of health care services through
            the use of telemedicine under the Colorado medical
            assistance program.
       
       
                           Bill Summary
       
            (Note:  This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
       not necessarily reflect any amendments that may be subsequently
       adopted.)
       
            Health Care Task Force.  Requires the department of health care
       policy and financing to seek the necessary federal authorization for the
       reimbursement and provision of home health care services by certified
       home health agencies through the use of telemedicine.  Specifies that the
       provision of home health care services through the use of telemedicine
       shall not be limited to the statewide managed care system.
       
       
       
       Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
            SECTION 1.  Part 4 of article 4 of title 26, Colorado Revised
       Statutes, is amended BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION to
       read:
            26-4-421.5.  Telemedicine - home health care - federal
       authorization.  (1)  For purposes of this section, "telemedicine"
       shall have the same meaning as set forth in section 12-36-106 (1)
       (g), C.R.S.
            (2)  The state department shall seek the necessary federal
       authorization for the reimbursement and provision of home
       health care services, including, but not limited to, medical
       equipment, devices, and software necessary for the provision of
       such services, by certified home health agencies through the use
       of telemedicine.  The provision of home health care services
       through the use of telemedicine shall not be limited to the
       statewide managed care system created in subpart 2 of part 1 of
       this article.
            SECTION 2.  Effective date.  This act shall take effect at 12:01
       a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after
       final adjournment of the general assembly that is allowed for submitting
       a referendum petition pursuant to article V, section 1 (3) of the state
       constitution (August 9, 2006, if adjournment sine die is on May 10,
       2006); except that, if a referendum petition is filed against this act or an
       item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,
       section, or part, if approved by the people, shall take effect on the date of
       the official declaration of the vote thereon by proclamation of the
       governor.